SVEC is dedicated to eighteenth-century research.
Since its inception in 1955, over 500 books have been published within the SVEC series. Strongly international in focus, the SVEC series publishes scholarly work in English or French to advance learning and knowledge across a broad range of disciplines:
• History • History of ideas/Philosophy • History of the book • Theatre • Literature • Visual arts & Music • Science & Economics • Women’s studies
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Editorial board
An international team of scholars assures the academic quality of our books.
Author and editor resources
We welcome the submission of proposals for both monographs and edited themed volumes in either English or French.
Online index
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Contact us
General enquiries may be sent to our Administrator, series-specific enquiries to the SVEC team.
Published and forthcoming
Just published
Experiencing the French Revolution
Ed. David Andress
How can the experience of the tumultuous years of the French Revolution be accurately interpreted? Using a range of methodologies and a plurality of approaches, a team of experts offers fresh perspectives on the individual and collective experience of Revolution, both within and outside France.
Coming soon
Marivaux et la science du caractère
Sarah Benharrech
Comment déterminer l’individu? Par l’étude morphologique des personnages issus des écrits dramatiques, journalistiques et romanesques, S. Benharrech montre comment Marivaux modernise la notion de caractère.